Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-01-30
1T Is VERY HIGH"
The Feeling I'm jefferson County Over the
Senatorial Situation.


Senatorial Situation.
Special Tlegram 10 he Sunday Register.
WASHINGTON, January 29.-Your corre-
spOndent met Jefferson county Democrat
at the Capitol to-day and asked him about
the state of feeling out there with regard
to the Senatorial contest. lie replied:
at is very high. Our people are about
ready to hold mass meeting of Democrats
for the purpose OF calling on our RepreSen'
tatiyes to resign. They feel some kindness
for Mr.. Chew for he is 4 fair man, and
it is believed that when he learns that
he is not representing his constituency
in his action he will do differently. Jctfer-
son Democrats are pretty evenly divided
ON the Camden and anti-Camden issue.
The lines were drawn in our primaries last
summer and the difference in the two votes
did not amount to two hundred. Mr..
Camden's manly course throughout the
entire contest has won him many friends,
and he would carry the county at another
primary election. We all expected Lucas
and Chew to vote against Camden, but
when the news came that they had not only
refused to enter party Caucus, but had
T, fused 10 support the nominee OF a ma
iority composed of nearly three-tuurths Of
tne Democratic members, our indignation
knew no bounds. / can safely say that
une-half the Democratic members of Jetfer-
ION county favor Mr.. Camden's return to
the Senate, while the other half, though
ne was not their first choice, regard him as
,h, nominee of their party and consider
his right to the election. They all
severely CeuSure the course OF their
delegates. As All evidence of the
unanimity of the Democrats OF Jefferson
ON this point | will mention to you that in
one precinct lShepherdStOwn) where ut the
election about 40 Democratic votes were
polled $50 or more than nine tcnths OF
them have signed petition to Lucas and
Chew 10 stand by the caucus nominee. |
think the other kiekers will find that
their constituents are about rs nearly
unanimous on this proposition. These
men in the Legislature are
not representing the sentiment OF the Dem
OcratS who elected them. DO you suppose
Democrats are going to elect men to office
whom they know to be opposed to one OF
the most sacred principles OF Democracy,
the recognition OF the will of the majority?
What would be the Use of OF party organ
ization without this cornerstone?
Democrats throughout the eastern Pan
handle are catching on to the Significance OF
the fact that about all the encouragement
they ever receive comes from the Republl,
cans. But one Democratic newspaper IN
the State endorces their action, though
several were opposed To Camden. On the
other hand the Republican press and man
ayers are flattering them into the belief
that they are performing great service
to the State. five had thought il neceS-
sary To send some one To the Legislature To
assist the Republican party in its efforts
to disorganize the Democracy we would
have sent q straight Radical instead OF the
men who have always protesSed to be
Democrats and whose party tealty we had
never until now doubted. | hope the
caucus men will remain true to the last TO
their nominee. To yield an inch now
would be to succumb to the foolish
minority's wishes. They should hold
out until the minority is made to feel the
force of the party sentiment IL their
counties. A majority Of their constltu-
ents may not hold Mr.. Camden as their
first choice. but an overwhelming majority
do not want to see the uSages of the party
violated, and they regard Camden rs the
regularly and fairly nominated candidate
of the Democratic party. | believe | re-
feet the sentiments of nine-tenths OF the
Democratic party in Jefferson aud every
other county"